Just remembered that in those very early days of blogging, some caustic blogger (whose name I cannot recall) wrote that chaps in the company I work for were so conceited, that they used to adorn their staff badges in matatus 
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.It was an unprecedented level of hating, and as we chambuad it disdainfully, we also found ourselves agreeing that at times, one just forgot to take off their badge as they concluded their day's work and hurriedly left the office.
It didn't help that you had to wrestle your way to board the coveted Westlands matatus and noticing a staff ID around your neck or on your lapel, was sometimes the least of your problems. It however fed into that narrative that we were deliberately showing off.
And the aggrieved blogger was quick to rant about it.
Many comments on that blog expressed agreement to his/her sentiments, giving accounts of our sightings in various public transportation, stubbornly wearing the coveted badges. It was now not even limited to matatus - buses, trains, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages and if my memory serves me right, a plane sighting was mentioned.
It was generally a bad time for our haughty selves. How could we dare show off like this!
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